Not sure what was more annoying, watching another ball get past Wilin Rosario that allowed a run, or the constant chanting by the drunk Giant’s fans. “DEEEEXXXXXTER” “FOOWWWWWWWLLLER”.
At least the drunk fan chant didn’t cost the Rockies the game. Then again, it might have contributed to the mental makeup and meltdown of the at-bats. How else can you explain the Rockies only plating one run on four hits? It isn’t that they don’t know how to hit in a pitcher park, last night proved that. It isn’t the amazing work by Madison Bumgarner, although he was sufficient with his one run on four hits and six strike-outs over six innings. But he still gave the Rockies a chance with his six walks. The Rockies were 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
So, it must have been the chanting. Or the pass ball.
Then again, watching CarGo continue his lack of hitting was pretty annoying as well. CarGo wasn’t in the game until the pinch-hit appearance in the ninth. Predictably, he hit a practice grounder to shortstop Brandon Crawford. Perhaps as bad as that was the predictable Giambi appearance in the ninth with two-outs and nobody on. You gotta love the guy for going out and giving it his all, but when he has had only SEVEN at-bats since going on the DL July 20th, you can for sure understand why he isn’t in any sort of hitting rhythm. He is hitting .143 in those seven at-bats with zero home runs and zero RBI’s.
So, Giambi makes the final out. The Giants shake hands, and the only thing for the Rockies fan to really look forward to is the announcement that THE DeaLeR will be back in business!
Jorge De La Rosa will start for the Rockies Thursday night against the Giants. De La Rosa hasn’t pitched since he went on the DL for Tommy John’s back on May 24th, 2011. Alex White will be moved to the bullpen to make room in the rotation for De La Rosa.
But the return of The DLR won’t be enough if the boy’s can’t bring the bats. Tonight Chacin was fantastic over five innings, giving up only one earned on five hits. Moscoso, Escalona and Outman combined to put in the other three innings, only issuing one run on a combined four hits.
So pitching wasn’t the problem tonight and hitting wasn’t the problem last night. Perhaps tomorrow will come down to fielding? Oh wait, that is every night Rosario is in the lineup.
Sorry, I can’t remember which poster it was that recalled his own past problems with passed balls. His post mentioned about his problem being a mechanical one in which his arms were on the outside of his legs for his starting point. Because of that post I closely watched the replay of the Rosario passed ball last night. He started with his arms inside his legs but as he reached down to catch the ball backhanded, he brought his left… Read more »
Someone else also made the observation that he seems afraid behind the plate. Replays show him flinching on swings, balls in the dirt, etc.
Marco Scutaro:
.271 / .324 / .361 in 2012 as a Rockie (in a hitter’s park)
.349 / .367 / .451 as a Giant (in a pitcher’s park).
DEEEEXXXXXTER FOOWWWWWWWLLLER:
.305 / .392 / .485
Eat your heart out, stupid Giants fans.
don’t think they are losing a lot of sleep:
Buster Posey
.334 | .408 | .544 (season)
.392 | .466 | .656 (since all star break)
Charlie Culberson:
.336 / .344 / .488 (AAA Colorado Springs)
The worst part, in my mind, with the pass ball Rosiaro epidemic is the fact that pitchers will lose faith that he can catch balls in the dirt, balls low in the zone, etc…they will pitch to the top of his glove as opposed to where the pitch needs to go to succeed.
Jaredean, I mentioned the same thing two or three weeks ago and I think others have brought it up before. One of the reasons the pitching has been so bad is that pitchers have that fear factor. If they throw that nasty slider down in the dirt Rosario won’t stop it. Not only the passed balls but plenty of the wild pitches thrown this year would have been stopped by adequate catching. That’s certainly not the only reason for the… Read more »
Bill, I find it hard to believe Rosario got promoted if he was this brutal at blocking balls in the minors. Is this a new mental block? Those of you who watched him at Tulsa — was the passed ball problem evident there?
84 mph “fastballs” from Francis tonight, so it’ll get ugly fast …
What worries me about Rosario is that he doesn’t seem to have improved during the season.
I guess Tracy didn’t get the message. The 75 pitch limit is history. The last two nights Chacin and Francis were pulled after just over 75 pitches. And the piggy back pitcher has immediately let in a run.
now it’s Giambi time: double play!!!!! I’m glad. You know why? BECA– USE HE WANTS TO PLAY NEXT YEAR AND WE HAVE TO STOP O’DOWD FROM BRINGING HIM BACK AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS FOR HIM TO FAIL MISERABLY AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY EVEN IF IT CA– USES MY HEAD TO EXPLODE!!!!
Easy big fella.
I’d be shocked if there was worse player in the MLB this year than Giambi.
Passed Ball! Can we go for the Rockies Trifecta?
1. Giambi pinch hit double play.
2. Rosario passed ball.
3. Swingman walks in a run?
It’s up to you, Josh Roenicke. Don’t send them home disappointed!
Close. Lol, sob.
Another wild pitch which should have been stopped by Rosario. By the way I made a mistake and called the middle relievers “piggy backs” instead of the Rockies double speak term of hybrids. Thats like the NFL and everybody who writes, reports, televises or talks about the exhibition games have to call them “pre-season ” games.
Here everyone is…i came on to chat with you guys about the game and didn’t see any comments on the actual pre-game…you are all hiding out in last nights post-game! Man I really don’t like seeing Giambi come up to bat anymore…i still really like the guy, just don’t want him on my team anymore. Didn’t want to see CarGo there either, which is sad…maybe he could “Josh” his way outta a slump by hitting a GS…nothing would make me… Read more »
Unfortunately, I think I’ve seen enough of Blackmon. Stick him in a deal as filler.
Off topic, do you guys remember when Tulo was once considered a top future player? I think I can list about 6-10 younger players that have already passed him by.
it is injuries…some not his fault. He said his injury was affecting his throw’s, so that is why he had so many errors – he was afraid to go all out and it altered his approach…
not trying to make excuses – he has disappointed me a lot this season as he has with most here, but not ready to give up on him being a premiere player yet…
Yeah, we forget how good Tulo is. As for other guys passing him by, this was the draft order in 2005: Justin Upton Alex Gordon Jeff Clement Ryan Zimmerman Ryan Braun Ricky Romero Tulo Wade Townsend Mike Pelfrey Cameron Maybin Andrew McCutchen Jay Bruce …. [bunch of guys who didn’t do much, followed by Jacoby Ellsbury at 23] Quite a draft. Some (Tulo, Zimmerman) started faster and have had injury problems, others (McCutchen) were young and took longer to break… Read more »
wow, would have loved to have 3 or 4 first round picks that year!
Forgive me if I misjudge their age vs Tulo but here’s a Incomplete list of younger guys I’d take over Tulo. Trout trumbo longoria mccutchin Harper freeman Posey
Why is Harris pitching late in close games?
That will cover about 3 pass ball errors with each HR he makes…
That’s why Rosario is playing. But he can hit homers playing first.
pass balls at first are worse!
Bill, watching Rosario’s horrible “catching” skills (hat tip to Jeem) combined with his for-real power, I’m starting to come around to your idea that his future may be at another position. I mean, right now you could make a case for flip-flopping positions with Pacheco.
Seriously does Rosario’s offense make up for his defense. Mike Piazza was always panned for his inability to throw out base runners. But he was a good handler of pitchers and could catch the ball. And of course hit the ball a mile
Tough one. With Piazza it was easier to assess — as you say his problem was with controlling the running game. I don’t really know how much weight to give the passed ball thing (particularly since some wild pitches should count against Rosario too), so it’s difficult to say what he’d have to hit to offset that and still be a plus catcher.
that was the worst dive for a ball i’ve seen in a while…the run would have scored most likely if he didn’t dive but took on the bounce, but now runner on 3rd because of it…man it looked awkward…
I think that if Tulo has been “passed by”, it’s the out of sight out of mind theory. He hasn’t played in 3 1/2 months. When he is healthy (and I know that’s a big if) he’s, at least in my mind, the best SS in baseball. Of the guys on Ag’s draft list the only guy who may have “passed him” is Braun and he’s not the defensive player that Tulo is (although he’s much better in LF than… Read more »
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Rutledge has looked a little rough at SS to me, but the defensive metrics positively hate him: -23 runs per 150 games at SS so far. Clearly his future is at 2B regardless of what happens with Tulo. Why he’s not playing there now to learn the position is a mystery to me.
Will Tulo be back? There are some insiders on here. Care to comment? I think he will be back … but for how long? How serious is his injury really?
Best part of the game tonight – they toss a giants fan for grabbing a live ball…love it! If you are too dumb to know a live ball from a dead ball, don’t sit in the front row!
where is EYj when we need him!!!
Jim Tracy gets out managed again. Maybe Cargo hits into a DP just like Giambi. But you had one chance to tie the game with your best hitter and you put in a 102 year old man who has had one or two big hits all year and none in the past 3 or 4 months. Good job MFL.
Manboobs and squirrel nuts are Jim Tracy’s thing.